We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Minnesota Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
102,495 91.98% $78,213 H-1B
5,771 5.18% $367,019 PERM
2,563 2.30% $31,037 H-2A
605 0.54% $89,798 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Minnesota has seen a total of 111,434 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Minnesota is the H-1B visa with 102,495 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.98% of Minnesota's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,771 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.18% of Minnesota's total visas.

Top Occupations in Minnesota (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 17,865 $85,450 91.15%
Computer Systems Analysts 14,139 $74,753 93.03%
Computer Programmers 8,850 $62,655 90.34%
Computer Occupations, All Other 7,114 $67,359 92.31%
Management Analysts 1,685 $72,229 90.74%
Mechanical Engineers 1,682 $77,160 92.83%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,617 $92,709 89.68%
Web Developers 1,384 $58,267 98.58%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,254 $102,386 90.15%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,238 $54,225 91.30%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators 1,176 $32,138 207.04%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 487 $32,236 204.62%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 214 $32,305 94.27%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 134 $30,792 85.90%
Construction Laborers 49 $40,147 58.33%
Nursery Workers 34 $30,354 50.00%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 15 $52,324 25.86%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 14 $35,411 28.57%
Helpers--Carpenters 6 $32,649 12.24%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 4 $41,985 9.52%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 1,052 $882,460 92.28%
Computer Systems Analysts 296 $736,614 73.63%
Computer Occupations, All Other 207 $89,721 74.73%
Software Developers, Systems Software 137 $109,831 67.82%
Nursing Assistants 119 $31,429 58.91%
Industrial Engineers 106 $83,509 57.61%
Mechanical Engineers 95 $76,802 73.64%
Animal Scientists 93 $44,606 84.55%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 88 $84,408 92.63%
Electrical Engineers 88 $84,976 100.00%
Minnesota Employees Over Time
Minnesota has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 4,846 employees were hired. Minnesota peaked in 2018 with 9,407 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,110 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Minnesota From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
United States Of America 2 $112,975 33.33%
Cambodia 2 $22,995 33.33%
Czech Republic 2 $90,709 33.33%
Togo 2 $80,631 33.33%
Moldova 2 $69,961 33.33%
Tunisia 2 $83,544 33.33%
Libya 2 $88,900 33.33%
New Zealand 2 $75,276 40.00%
Tajikistan 2 $23,816 40.00%
Slovenia 2 $65,447 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Covant Solutions Inc 38 $71,700 90.48%
Lsi Corporation 38 $83,443 90.48%
Healtheast Medical Research Institute 37 $172,605 88.10%
Deloitte Amp Touche Llp 37 $56,441 88.10%
Resource Point Llc 37 $61,081 88.10%
Proficient Business Systems Inc 37 $81,544 88.10%
Pointwest Technologies Corp 37 $66,650 88.10%
I3 Infotek Inc 37 $85,111 90.24%
Minnesota State University Moorhead 36 $83,767 87.80%
Infosys Technologies Limited 36 $57,638 87.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mitch Stanley Farms 3 $35,506 100.00%
Asrj Enterprise Llc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Barb Yaggie Farms 3 $27,879 100.00%
T D Rolf Farms Inc 3 $23,816 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting And Hauling Inc 3 $24,255 100.00%
Fitzgerald Organics Llc 3 $36,871 100.00%
Foundation Feeders Inc 3 $28,427 100.00%
Todd And Debra Stanley Farms Inc 3 $35,506 100.00%
J J Bachand Farms Inc 2 $30,066 100.00%
Minn Kota Ag Products 2 $37,274 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cnh Industrial America Llc 2 $72,582 33.33%
Saraleen Food Inc 2 $60,050 33.33%
Taylor Technology Services Inc 2 $84,199 33.33%
Fredrikson Byron Pa 2 $139,267 33.33%
Carlson Dairy Llp 2 $20,342 33.33%
Claims Services Group 2 $69,576 33.33%
Upsher Smith Laboratories Llc 2 $100,964 40.00%
Minnehaha Academy 2 $50,457 40.00%
Sullivan Cotter And Associates 2 $71,115 40.00%
Pal Management Inc 2 $64,324 40.00%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Minnesota Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Minnesota to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Minnesota over all years is $78,213. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage